Volvo Reveals Progress with C30 Electric in New Videos
By Brad Berman ·
November 07, 2011
Most of the electric car fanfare this year has gone to a few companies, most notably Nissan, Chevy, Ford and Tesla. That’s because these companies have vehicles on sale today, or coming very soon. Meanwhile, many others are working on pilot projects that will produce real-world EVs in the next year or two. As if to remind us that it’s continuing its EV efforts, Volvo has released a suite of short documentary-style videos about the upcoming Volvo C30 Electric.
Midnight Sun: Scandinavia Embraces Electric Cars
By Jim Motavalli ·
September 01, 2011
Although Sweden's Saab faces bankruptcy, and Norway's Think just barely escaped it, the Nordic regions are ripe for electric cars, and they're starting to roll out. As proof of momentum, Volvo announced a new strategic alliance with Siemens.
Serial or Parallel Hybrids, Volvo Opens a New Door for Better Fuel Efficiency
By Laurent J. Masson ·
July 21, 2011
Here comes Volvo with a dual hybrid architecture—serial and parallel—where the electric motor, the battery and the ICE are the same, exactly in the same place. It's very clever engineering, and if you'd asked me I would have said it was impossible, but Volvo did it.
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EV Fest 2012: September 9, 2012
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Volvo Reveals Progress with C30 Electric in New Videos
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Most of the electric car fanfare this year has gone to a few companies, most notably Nissan, Chevy, Ford and Tesla....
Midnight Sun: Scandinavia Embraces Electric Cars
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Although Sweden's Saab faces bankruptcy, and Norway's Think just barely escaped it, the Nordic regions are ripe for...
Volvo Cars and Consat developed the C30
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PluginCars.com Exclusive: Volvo CEO Will Answer Your Questions About Electric Cars
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Volvo has extended a generous offer to PluginCars.com to pose our questions about the company’s electric car plans to...
Serial or Parallel Hybrids, Volvo Opens a New Door for Better Fuel Efficiency
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Here comes Volvo with a dual hybrid architecture—serial and parallel—where the electric motor, the battery and the ICE...
Volvo Electric C30 is a Go; First 10 to be Delivered This Fall in Sweden
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Last year, while they were joined with their Swedish Saab brethren under a dark clowd of uncertainty about the future,...
Volvo Explores Wireless Electric Car Charging Built into the Road
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Volvo is developing systems that don’t need power sockets or charging cables to keep your electric car full of juice....
Volvo C30 Electric Uses Ethanol For Passenger Cabin Heat
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In a bit of an odd twist, Volvo has decided that their fully electric C30—set to be leased on a limited basis starting...
Volvo To Lease C30 Electric for about $2,100 a Month
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With dozens of new electric cars in development, the true test of an automaker’s commitment will come to production...
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